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North Korea has confirmed it blasted 'super-large' multiple rocket launchers - and hailed the test a success.

The country fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in a flurry of launches.

However, South Korea responded by calling it “inappropriate” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The North’s official KCNA news agency said the launch was aimed at examining the strategic and technical features of the “super-large multiple rocket launchers.”

The weapons have been tested multiple times since last August overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, ahead of deployment.

KCNA did not mention Kim’s attendance at the latest test, led by ruling party vice chairman Ri Pyong Chol and conducted at the Academy of National Defense Science.

The testing of the super-large multiple rocket launcher in North Korea (Image: via REUTERS)

“The operational deployment of the weapon system of super-large multiple rocket launchers is a crucial work of very great significance in realising the party’s new strategic intention for national defence,” Ri was quoted as saying during the test, without elaborating.